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Whether it’s a half day of training or 4 days of training, Trico can customize a course to fit your needs.
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Step 5: Contact Jeff Tindall at 800.558.7008, ext. 403 or jtindall@tricocorp.com for an immediate quote.
Course Content
Maintenance Strategies
- Lubrication program strategy
- Equipment maintenance strategies
- Reliability centered maintenance
- Lube failure modes effects and criticality analysis (FMECA)
- Advanced strategy model
- Modern maintenance strategies
Lubrication Theory
- Purpose of a lubricant
- Functions of a lubricant
- Tribology and friction
- Mixed film lubrication
- Hydrodynamic lubrication
- Elastohydrodynamic lubrication
Lubricant Types
- Mineral lubricants
- Synthetic lubricants
- Vegetable lubricants
- Greases
- Solid lubricants
Lubricant Properties
- Physical properties
- Chemical properties
Lubricant Roles and Functions
- Base oils
- Lubrication regimes
- Additive functions
- Synthetic lubricants
Lubricant Selection
- Journal bearings
- Rolling element bearings
- Gears and gearboxes
- Seals
- Cylinders/reciprocating engines
- Electric motors
Lubricant Applications
- Manual lubrication
- Natural delivery methods
- Oilers Pressure deliver methods
- Centralized lubrication
Lubricant Storage and Management
- Consolidating
- Procurement
- Storage
- Dispensing
- Transferring
Lubrication Management Best Practices
- Lubrication maintenance
- Oil changes
- Leakage
- Safety
- Best practices
Preventative and Predictive Maintenance Fundamentals
- Appearance screening
- Contamination monitoring
- Physical and chemical testing
- Typical grease monitoring
- Targets and limits
Lubricant Analysis Fundamentals
- Introduction to oil analysis
- Sampling equipment and options
- Sample bottles
Oil Analysis Maintenance Strategies
- Fundamental aspects of RCM
- Fundamental aspects of CBM
Oil Sampling
- Objectives for lube oil sampling
- Sampling tools
- Test port installation methods
- Equipment specific sampling
- Sampling methods
- Case study
- Managing interference
- Sampling process management
Lubricant Health Monitoring
- Lubricant failure mechanisms
- Testing for wrong or mixed lubricants
- Fluid properties test methods and measurement units
Lubricant Contamination Method and Control
- Particle contamination
- Moisture contamination
- Glycol coolant contamination
- Soot contamination
- Fuel contamination
- Air contamination
Wear Debris Monitoring and Analysis
- Common wear mechanisms
- Detecting abnormal wear
Hands-On Practical Installation and Implementation
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